Medical problem suspected in fatal Ottawa County crash

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP -- An 84-year-old Jenison woman died this morning after a single-vehicle crash on Cottonwood Drive west of Port Sheldon St. SW.

The woman, whose name is being withheld pending notification of her family, was traveling south on Cottonwood Drive around 8 a.m. when her vehicle's right side tires struck the curb. Her vehicle then shot across the road's four lanes and jumped the curb on the left side of the road and struck a guardrail, according to Sgt. Steve Austin of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.

The woman was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, most likely from a medical condition, Austin said. He said her medical condition is being considered a likely cause of her erratic driving.